Person
Samuel, Andrew Emery (1934 - 2007)
- Born
- 14 September 1934
Ujpest, Hungary - Died
- 3 December 2007
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Educator and Engineer
Summary
Engineering professor Andrew Samuel researched and educated at the University of Melbourne from 1969 to 2007. In the 1980s he established a highly productive program of research into kinematic design and robotics, which he led until his retirement in the early 2000s. He also authored textbooks in engineering design including Make and Test Projects in Engineering Design (2006).
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Chronology
- 1949
- Life event - Emigrated from Hungary to Melbourne, Australia with his father
- 1959
- Education - Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (honours), University of Melbourne
- 1963
- Education - Masters Degree in fluid mechanics, University of Melbourne
- 1969 - 1974
- Career position - Lecturer in Engineering at University of Melbourne
- 1973
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), titled The Development of Turbulent Boundary Layers in Adverse Pressure Gradients, University of Melbourne
- 1974 - 1989
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Engineering at University of Melbourne
- 1989 - 2002
- Career position - Reader in Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1995
- Education - Doctor of Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 2002 - c. 2007
- Career position - Professor of Engineering, University of Melbourne
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- Burvill, C.; and Lewis, B., 'Educator with a passion for engineering design', The Age (2007). Details
Resources
- 'Samuel, Andrew Emery (19340914-20071203)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514407. Details
Rebecca Rigby
Created: 21 September 2012, Last modified: 18 October 2012